pronounce

  • 21pronounce — verb (pronounced; pronouncing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare, from pro forth + nuntiare to report, from nuntius messenger more at pro Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to declare officially or …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22pronounce — pro•nounce [[t]prəˈnaʊns[/t]] v. nounced, nounc•ing 1) phn to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.) 2) phn to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner: I can t pronounce this unfamiliar word[/ex] 3) to declare (a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23pronounce — Synonyms and related words: act on, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, articulate, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, bid, breathe, broadcast, call on, call the signals, call upon, charge, chime, chorus, come out with,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24pronounce — [14] Latin nuntius meant ‘messenger’. From it was derived the verb nuntiāre ‘announce’, which has formed the basis of English announce [15], annunciation [14], denounce [13], pronounce, and renounce [14]. Pronounce itself goes back to Latin… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25pronounce*/ — [prəˈnaʊns] verb [T] 1) to say the sounds of words I find some Japanese words very difficult to pronounce.[/ex] Did I pronounce your name correctly?[/ex] 2) formal to state an official opinion or decision The court pronounced her innocent of all… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 26pronounce — [c]/prəˈnaʊns / (say pruh nowns) verb (pronounced, pronouncing) –verb (t) 1. to enunciate or articulate (words, etc.): *the nation s best known strip of sand, Ulmer notes that on prime time TV Bondi (pronounced Bond eye) is a sort of sports… …

  • 27pronounce — [14] Latin nuntius meant ‘messenger’. From it was derived the verb nuntiāre ‘announce’, which has formed the basis of English announce [15], annunciation [14], denounce [13], pronounce, and renounce [14]. Pronounce itself goes back to Latin… …

    Word origins

  • 28pronounce — verb /pɹəˈnaʊns,pɹəˈnæwns/ a) To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously. I hereby pronounce you man and wife. b) To pass judgment. The judge pronounced often before, but never so widely press attended See Also …

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  • 29pronounce on — pass judgement or make a decision on. → pronounce …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30pronounce — [prə naʊns] verb 1》 make the sound of (a word or part of a word). 2》 declare or announce.     ↘(pronounce on) pass judgement or make a decision on. Derivatives pronounceability noun pronounceable adjective pronouncer noun …

    English new terms dictionary